STAR WARS: Speculation Mounts That Billy Dee Williams May Return As LANDO For Disney+ SOLO Spin-Off

STAR WARS: Speculation Mounts That Billy Dee Williams May Return As LANDO For Disney+ SOLO Spin-Off

Could we see original Star Wars trilogy iconic Billy Dee Williams reprise the role of Lando Calrissian for Lucasfilm's planned Solo: A Star Wars Story spin-off?

By MarkCassidy - Aug 01, 2023 09:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars

We recently got confirmation that the Solo: A Star Wars Story Disney+ spin-off focusing on Lando Calrissian we've been hearing about for so long is finally moving forward, with Star Donald Glover now set to write the series with his brother, Stephen.

We know that the show will focus on Glover's younger take on the fan-favorite space-swindler, but could we also see Billy Dee Williams reprise his role from the original Star Wars trilogy?

The actor sent out the following Tweet last night (via SFFGazette.com), and while he doesn't mention the Lando series specifically, that "may the Force be with you all" sign-off has led to speculation that he will be making an appearance.

UPDATE: It seems Williams was referring to his upcoming biography.

Williams returned as Lando for The Rise of Skywalker, but many fans felt that Lucasfilm dropped the ball by not reintroducing him earlier, so he could share the screen with fellow Star Wars OGs Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and the late Carrie Fisher.

It's not clear if Alden Ehrenreich will show up as Han Solo in the Lando series, but one would assume Lucasfilm will have at least reached out to the actor, who most recently appeared in Oppenheimer, so see if he was interested in a cameo.

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Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 8/1/2023, 9:34 PM
Nah… he was just announcing his Memoir:

https://twitter.com/discussingfilm/status/1686412520540553216
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 8/1/2023, 9:44 PM
Is he filming a sequel to Steel Sharks?
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/1/2023, 9:45 PM
Nah it was confirmed he was announcing his memoir
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 8/1/2023, 11:10 PM
Or, what if...hear me out...they just dont make this show at all? How about that?
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/2/2023, 12:46 AM


Please let him come in and immediately kill a$$clown Glover in the opening scene.

toylled
toylled - 8/2/2023, 12:50 AM
Please no. I saw him at celebration and he could barely string 5 words together. Let him retire.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 8/2/2023, 3:15 AM
Even if it's not a Star Wars project, it'll still be about Star Wars at one point. And I'm still interested to see his perspective on that.

As for Lando, I think he could still be in it. Maybe old Lando (or even Jannah) finds one of those recordings we saw young Lando make, and from there we follow young Lando's adventures as they start watching them.
DevilsDreams
DevilsDreams - 8/2/2023, 3:56 AM
If the new Lando series isn't set as flashback stories told as Old Lando is playing Sabacc then I think they are missing out entirely!
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/2/2023, 5:14 AM
Will he be sitting most of time he have trouble standing last time I met him in person that was before Covid that’s what he told me
IronMan616
IronMan616 - 8/2/2023, 7:42 AM
I'd rather see a D+ show with Billy Dee Williams instead of the guy that played the young version. He was easily the worst part of the movie.
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